The trio will join Thom Evans and Frankie Bridge, who had previously been revealed as the first of this year’s contestants to be hitting the road for the ‘Strictly’ tour.

Former ‘TOWIE’ star Mark admitted: "I'm going to make sure I put everything I have into each and every performance, so I need all the Strictly fans to come down and cheer me on!”

Mark Wright

Meanwhile, Alison, who was eliminated from the competition earlier this month, said: “It's going to be great fun to strut my stuff all across the country, but I am particularly excited that we will be opening the tour in Birmingham.

“I am counting on a great home crowd to get us off to a sparkling start!”

Alison Hammond

‘It Takes Two’ presenter Zoe Ball will be taking on presenting duties for the tour, which kicks off in Birmingham on 16 January.